John Proust, C. Dir.
Position: President and CEO

John Proust has successfully managed, directed and advised public and private companies regarding debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring since 1986. Highly regarded in the industry for his management skills and attention to detail, he has held and is holding senior operating positions and has served on the boards of numerous private and TSX Venture Exchange listed companies including as current president, CEO and a director of Southern Arc Minerals Inc. and as director of Western Uranium Corporation, Superior Mining International Corporation, and Canada Energy Partners Inc.

Mr. Proust was also previously the past president and a director of Signature Resources Ltd. (UrAsia Energy Ltd.), president and a director of TelcoPlus Enterprises Inc. (Yamiri Gold and Energy Inc.), president and a director of Adobe Ventures Inc. (Coalcorp Mining Inc.), and a director of Atlas Cromwell Ltd. (Terrane Metals Corp.), Canada West Capital Inc. (Canadian Sub-surface Energy Services Corp.), Chap Mercantile Inc. (Silver Wheaton Corp.), Full Riches Investment Ltd. (Bankers Petroleum Ltd.), Cash Minerals Ltd., Navigator Exploration Corp., and Strongbow Exploration Inc. In addition, Mr. Proust was previously the president, a director and the majority shareholder of Canada Talc Limited, an Ontario miner and processor of industrial minerals.

Mr. Proust has extensive experience in corporate governance, is a graduate of The Directors College, Michael G. De Groote School of Business at McMaster University and holds the designation of Chartered Director (C. Dir.)

Michael Andrews, Ph. D., FAusIMM
Position: Director

Mike Andrews is a geologist with over 26 years of research and mining industry experience in gold, copper, coal and iron exploration, and provides Southern Arc with valuable insight with respect to the considerable mineral opportunities available in Indonesia. He holds an honours degree in Geology from the University of Reading, and a doctorate in exploration geochemistry from the University of Wales. Dr. Andrews currently manages an underground gold/silver mining development project in Indonesia for Pacific Goldfields Pty Ltd.

Dr. Andrews is also a director of Kingsrose Mining Ltd, Advance Concept Holdings Ltd., Paragon Resources (Hong Kong) Ltd., Managing director of Pacific Goldfields Pty Ltd. and Natarang Offshore Pty Ltd, Australian subsidiaries of Advance Concept Holdings Ltd., and director of Indonesian PT Natarang Mining and PT Paragon Perdana Mining.

Previously he held the positions of executive director and chief geologist of AuIron Energy Ltd and of Director Gold Operations for Meekatharra Minerals Ltd. in Indonesia. Between 1995 and 1998, Dr. Andrews managed the Teck-MM Gold Indonesian Joint Venture, an exploration portfolio of thirteen gold and copper projects in Indonesia. He has also previously held senior exploration positions with Ashton Mining Ltd, Aurora Gold Ltd and Muswellbrook Energy and Minerals Ltd. Dr. Andrews is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

David M. Stone, Ph.D., MBA, P.Eng.
Position: Director

Dr. Stone is a mining engineer with over 25 years of consulting experience in the metal mining industry. His principal expertise is in mining rock mechanics, where he has provided designs and operational advice for both open pit and underground operations worldwide. He has also authored a number of pre-feasibility and feasibility studies based on his broad knowledge of current underground mining methods, capital and operating costs and project development requirements. Dr. Stone currently serves as the US representative on the International Minefill Council, and is past Chairman of the 7th International Symposia on Mining with Backfill, held in Seattle, Washington in September of 2001. Dr. Stone received a B.Ap.Sc. in Geological Engineering from the University of British Columbia, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and an Executive MBA from Queens University. Dr. Stone is a licensed professional engineer in a number of US and Canadian jurisdictions, and is an active member of CIM, SME, NWMA and PDAC. Dr. Stone is a director of Formation Capital Corporation, President, CEO and a director of Boss Power Corp., a director of ATW Ventures Corp., and a director of Skeena Resources Limited, all TSX Venture Exchange listed companies. .

Eduard Epshtein, C.A.
Position: Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Epshtein is a chartered accountant with experience in mining exploration and oil and gas public companies. He began his career in the mining group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP audit and assurance practice in Vancouver. Mr. Epshtein moved to the mining industry as a controller of four public exploration companies, where he managed financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. He is also the chief financial officer of Western Uranium Corporation and Canada Energy Partners Inc.


Hamish Campbell, B. Sc. (Geology), MAusIMM
Position: Vice President Exploration

Mr. Campbell is an independent geological consultant who heads Southern Arc's exploration programs in Indonesia. He is well-known and highly regarded within the Indonesian mineral exploration community. Mr. Campbell is a key contributor to our exploration and acquisition strategies. He has over 23 years of international mineral exploration, including 21 years in Indonesia, speaks Indonesian, and has held mineral exploration positions ranging from field geologist to exploration manager. He has established and maintained both local and foreign owned mining service companies, designed and implemented exploration programs, along with evaluation and assessment of joint venture and acquisition opportunities. Previously Mr. Campbell was a director of PT. Jasa Prima Raya (Jakarta), Indonesian exploration manager of Golden Valley Mines (Australia) and senior geologist of Meekathara Minerals (Australia). Mr. Campbell is a graduate of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree. He subsequently received a MAusIMM designation from the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy and is a member of the Indonesian Mining Association.

Robert (Bob) Vidoni, P.Eng.
Position: Vice President Project Management

Bob Vidoni is a registered professional civil and structural engineer who is responsible for project and engineering/technical management of Southern Arc's activities in Indonesia. Until mid-June 2005, when he left to join Southern Arc, Mr. Vidoni was senior engineer with Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd, an engineering consulting firm that is a member of the Louis Berger Group, which is internationally recognized for its work in providing engineering and environmental services in the modern global mining industry through the full mine life-cycle of design, construction, operation, audit and closure. Fluent in eight languages, including Indonesian, Mr. Vidoni has more than 20 years of domestic and international civil engineering and international development experience, including providing engineering input to infrastructure projects related to the mining industry, open cast mining and tailings facilities, as well as international water resource management, structural engineering, rural development and foreign assistance, primarily with Klohn Crippen Berger. Mr. Vidoni has completed detailed engineering assignments for Eskay Creek, Yanacocha, Antamina, Highland Valley, Boliden Westmin Mine (Myra Falls), Kemess, Pinchi Lake, Campbell Lake, Marcopper (post-closure review), Ok Tedi, Britannia and Polaris Mines. His professional experience includes completing projects for Klohn Crippen Berger, Pacific Consultants International, PCI Asia, Sumitomo, SNC-Lavalin, BC Hydro, Hydrosult, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Government of Indonesia, the Government of Vietnam, and the Royal Thai Government.

R. Edward Flood, M. Sc.
Position: Senior Corporate Advisor

A key advisor to Southern Arc, Mr. Flood is a director of Ivanhoe Mines. Edward Flood was Ivanoe's founding president and has been a member of the board of directors since the company was formed in 1994. Mr. Flood is also a director of Jinshan Mines and Asia Gold, two Asia-focused mining and exploration companies that are closely associated with Ivanhoe Mines. Before joining Ivanhoe, Mr. Flood was a principal at Robertson Stephens & Co., an investment bank in San Francisco, USA. Mr. Flood also has held the position of senior mining analyst with a prominent Canadian securities firm. In March 2007, Mr. Flood was appointed managing director, Investment Banking, Haywood Securities (UK) limited. He holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in geology.